Internet
Knowledge On Internet
The Internet is essentially a global network of computing resources, but this brief definition demands explanation and expansion. This document approaches the Internet from a variety of perspectives.
People represent knowledge as symbols, words, concepts, pictures, and so on. A change in the way human knowledge is represented in software can trigger a major change in business practices. For example, the invention of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) has triggered the development of the Web, and of successful Web-based businesses.
These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Union, including Washington, D.C. Need to know the capital of Alabama? Want to know which hockey teams are in California? How about the size of Montana? All that information is here.
Surveillance” denotes a technique of knowledge production in which individuals in a population are identified and their activities monitored and analyzed. The knowledge thus produced is applied back upon the population. Surveillance is mediated by a complex socio-technical infrastructure, distributed across many institutional settings. Interventions reveal the shape of the infrastructure, what work it does, and for whom.
